# Weightlifting at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

The following is the qualification system and qualified nations for the weightlifting at the 2019 Pan American Games which will be held in Lima, Peru.

## Qualification system

A total of 126 weightlifters (63 per gender) will qualify to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of 12 weightlifters (six per gender). The host nation (Peru) automatically qualified the maximum team size. All other nations qualified through their team scores from both the 2017 and 2018 Pan American Championships combined. A further two wild cards were awarded (one per gender).

## Qualification timeline

| Events | Date | Venue |
| 2017 Pan American Weightlifting Championships | June 23–30, 2017 | Miami, United States |
| 2018 Pan American Weightlifting Championships | May 12–19, 2018 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |

## Qualification summary

| NOC | Men | Women | Total athletes |
| Argentina | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Aruba | | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Canada | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Chile | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Colombia | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cuba | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Honduras | 1 | | 1 |
| Mexico | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Nicaragua | | 2 | 2 |
| Panama | 2 | | 2 |
| Peru | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| United States | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Total: 21 NOCs | 63 | 63 | 126 |

## Men

The following is the list of nations winning quotas for men's events. The country receiving the wild card will be announced later.
* Host nation: 6 Athletes
* Teams 1st–3rd: 6 Athletes
* Teams 4th–7th: 4 Athletes
* Teams 8th–11th: 3 Athletes
* Teams 12th–15th: 2 Athletes
* Teams 16th–17th: 1 Athlete
* Wild card: 1 athlete
| Rank | Quota | NOC | Year | Year | Total |
| Rank | Quota | NOC | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
| – | 6 | Peru | Host nation | Host nation | Host nation |
| 1 | 6 | Venezuela | 177 | 178 | 355 |
| 2 | 6 | Ecuador | 183 | 167 | 350 |
| 3 | 6 | Colombia | 199 | 149 | 348 |
| 4 | 4 | United States | 187 | 139 | 326 |
| 5 | 4 | Cuba | 155 | 160 | 315 |
| 6 | 4 | Mexico | 138 | 162 | 300 |
| 7 | 4 | Dominican Republic | 118 | 141 | 259 |
| 8 | 3 | Chile | 117 | 140 | 257 |
| 9 | 3 | Guatemala | 118 | 134 | 252 |
| 10 | 3 | Brazil | 156 | 89 | 245 |
| 11 | 3 | Puerto Rico | 120 | 88 | 208 |
| 12 | 2 | Costa Rica | 81 | 53 | 134 |
| 13 | 2 | Uruguay | 60 | 66 | 126 |
| 14 | 2 | El Salvador | 31 | 86 | 117 |
| 15 | 2 | Panama | 78 | 33 | 112 |
| 16 | 1 | Canada | 63 | 48 | 111 |
| 17 | 1 | Argentina | 109 | 0 | 109 |
| 18 | | Nicaragua | 0 | 82 | 82 |
| 19 | | Barbados | 23 | 13 | 36 |
| 20 | | Paraguay | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 21 | | Aruba | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 1 | Honduras | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 63 | | | | |
* Barbados was awarded a wild card spot and later declined it. It was reallocated to Honduras.

## Women

The following is the list of nations winning quotas for women's events. The country receiving the wild card will be announced later.
* Host nation: 6 Athletes
* Teams 1st–3rd: 6 Athletes
* Teams 4th–7th: 4 Athletes
* Teams 8th–11th: 3 Athletes
* Teams 12th–15th: 2 Athletes
* Teams 16th–17th: 1 Athlete
* Wild card: 1 athlete
| Rank | Quota | NOC | Year | Year | Total |
| Rank | Quota | NOC | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
| – | 6 | Peru | Host nation | Host nation | Host nation |
| 1 | 6 | Colombia | 196 | 175 | 371 |
| 2 | 6 | Ecuador | 179 | 176 | 355 |
| 3 | 6 | United States | 165 | 180 | 345 |
| 4 | 4 | Dominican Republic | 165 | 178 | 343 |
| 5 | 4 | Mexico | 179 | 164 | 323 |
| 6 | 4 | Venezuela | 164 | 159 | 275 |
| 7 | 4 | Cuba | 110 | 165 | 259 |
| 8 | 3 | Chile | 149 | 108 | 257 |
| 9 | 3 | Argentina | 120 | 110 | 230 |
| 10 | 3 | Guatemala | 109 | 114 | 223 |
| 11 | 3 | Canada | 119 | 94 | 213 |
| 12 | 2 | Nicaragua | 103 | 84 | 187 |
| 13 | 2 | Puerto Rico | 84 | 61 | 145 |
| 14 | 2 | Costa Rica | 83 | 61 | 144 |
| 15 | 2 | Brazil | 70 | 49 | 119 |
| 16 | 1 | Uruguay | 13 | 33 | 46 |
| 17 | 1 | El Salvador | 0 | 46 | 46 |
| 18 | | Panama | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 19 | 1 | Aruba | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 | | Barbados | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 21 | | Guyana | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| | 63 | | | | |
* Aruba was awarded a wild card spot.